英语国家概况精讲系列Chapter 6-12.docVIP

Chapter?6?第六章 The?Economy?英国经济 I.?The?Evolution?of?the?British?Economy?since?the?War The?evolution?of?the?British?economy?since?WWII?falls?into?three?periods:二战后英国经济发展可分为三个阶段：(1)?Steady?development?in?the?50s?and?60s:?The?British?economy?in?this?period?is?characterized?by?slow?but?steady?growth,?low?unemployment?and?great?material?prosperity?with?rising?standards?of?consumption.（1）战后50-60年代平稳发展时期。其主要特点是经济缓慢而持续增长，失业率低，物质丰富，人民消费水平不断增长。(2)?Economic?recession?in?the?70s:?In?the?1970s?among?the?developed?countries,?Britain?maintained?the?lowest?growth?rate?and?the?highest?inflation?rate,?and?th